Police want help to find bin containing body

Police say the body of a missing Camberwell man was dumped inside a wheelie bin and left near a creek in Melbourne for up to four months.

They have not located the bin and are appealing for help to find the body of Adam Williams.

The 30-year-old was last seen at a friend's boarding house in December last year.

Police have begun a search of Mordialloc Creek in the hope of finding his remains.

Homicide Squad Detective Senior Sergeant Ron Iddles says the bin was first dumped in the creek in January this year, but later removed and left behind nearby bushes.

He says the bin, containing the body, remained at the site until April.

"Someone has either put it back in the creek, or taken the bin home," he said.

"We know the bin's lid is screwed down, and it may not have been opened yet.

"There would have been a stench or smell coming from the bin, (initially) but in the passage of time that would have gone away, so in April or May, there may not be any smell."

Police are appealing to anyone who may have collected the bin to come forward.

"You're not in any trouble, we want some closure for the family," he said.

A group of men has been charged with murder and other offences.

"They all know Adam, they frequented the St Kilda area," he said.

He says the men knew each other for about six months.

Sergeant Iddles says it has been a difficult time for the family.

"They've had to cope with the fact that Adam had been missing for seven months, then to ultimately tell them their son had been murdered, and they know the circumstances as to the disposal of his body," he said.

"As they (the family) say, 'we don't want him left in a wheelie bin, we don't want him left in an unknown location, we want to put him at rest so we can visit him.'

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